私が帰宅したころまでには、両親はすでに食事を終えていた。

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English Translation

My parents had already eaten by the time I got home.

Furigana

私(わたし)が帰宅(きたく)したころまでには、両親(りょうしん)はすでに食事(しょくじ)を終(お)えていた。

Romanji

Watashi ga kitakushita koro made ni wa, ryōshin wa sudeni shokuji o oeteita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

帰宅 (きたく)

returning home

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

既に (すでに、すんでに)

already; too late

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

終える (おえる)

to finish; to graduate